Toxocariasis in North America: A Systematic Review

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Lee, Rachel M ^a   Moore, Laura B ^b   Bottazzi, Maria Elena ^a,c   Hotez, Peter J ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOAD; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRY; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; RISK FACTORS; TOXOCARIASIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924046157     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003116     Document Type: Article

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